A Guy's Take on a Mani-Pedi

Redbook magazine sent some guys out for beauty treatments and got their reports. Bill, 31, tells readers what he thought of a mani-pedi at Red Door Spa. He was offered tea before his treatment. For his pedicure, "I sat in a big, comfy chair with a foot bath while Danielle, my spa specialist, talked me through the treatment. When she started to scrub my feet, I nearly kicked her — I'm very ticklish," he says. Bill agreed to let her buff his nails.

What you can take from his experience: Watch out for ticklish first-timers, and explain each of the steps as you're doing it.